Neth v. St. John's Reformed Church

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a bill for specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. The Chancellor found that there was no “meeting of the minds of the parties” and therefore no contract. The court in banc agreed Avith him and the decree nisi Avas made absolute. The reason given by the court for this order Avas that “the contract in question was not signed by the vendor or grantor” and that there was not sufficient evidence in writing of the contract to remove it from the Statute of Frauds and that the authority of the appellees’ agents…